Nghe An strives to rank 13th overall, enter the football final at the National Sports Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - That was the direction of comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee at the working session and meeting with coaches and athletes attending the 8th National Sports Festival in 2018.
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| Comrade Le Minh Thong and comrade Ho Mau Thanh - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented flowers to representatives of coaches and athletes of Nghe An sports delegation who will attend the 2018 National Sports Festival. Photo:Duc Dung |
At the 2018 National Sports Festival (taking place from November 25 to December 1 in Hanoi and Hoa Binh), Nghe An sports delegation is expected to have 173 athletes and 32 coaches participating in 14 sports, including: weightlifting, pencak silat, vovinam, traditional martial arts, boxing, sepak takraw, wushu, taekwondo, shuttlecock kicking, petanque, wrestling, athletics, karate, and football.
Speaking at the meeting, comrade Le Minh Thong acknowledged the efforts and achievements of teachers and students of Nghe An Provincial Sports Training Center in recent times. In order to best prepare the athletes and coaches to attend the upcoming National Sports Festival, he requested relevant departments and sectors to create the best conditions in terms of policies for sports teams in training and competition.
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| The working group inspected the kitchen and the athletes' nutrition. Photo: Duc Dung |
Specifically, the nutritional regime must be at the highest level, training support equipment must be adequate, good coaches must be hired or athletes must be sent to training centers... From now until the day of the congress, athletes and coaches must ensure discipline, order, and high concentration on training to achieve the best results.
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| Previously, at the 2014 National Sports Festival, Nghe An won the gold medal in football and ranked 16th overall out of 63 provinces and cities and 2 participating sectors. Photo: Archive |
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also set a target for the Nghe An sports delegation to participate in the 2018 National Sports Festival to strive for a position from 13th to 15th overall, and for football, it must reach the final match.
On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, comrade Le Minh Thong presented flowers and gifts to coaches and athletes attending the 2018 National Sports Festival.
